2001年8月TOEFL试题语法部分及答案

1、2001年8月TOEFL试题语法部分及答案Section Two: Structure and Written Expression1. Geothermal energy is a potentially inexhaustible energy source been tappedby humans for centuries but,until recent years,only on a small scale.(A) has it(B) has(C) that has(D) that it has2. The importance of the hand, and more gene

2、rally of the body, in children's acquisition of arithmetic.(A) can hardly be exaggerated(B) hardly exaggerated can be(C) can be exaggerate hardly(D) exaggerated can be hardly3. is present in the body in greater amounts than any other mineral.(A) Calcium(B) There is calcium(C) Calcium, which(D) I

3、t is calcium4. the evidence is inconclusive, it is thought that at least someseals havean echolocation system akin to that of bats, porpoises, and shrews.(A) Rather(B) Despite(C) Although(D) Why5. The total mass of all asteroids in the solar system is much less mass ofEarth's Moon.(A) than that

4、is the(B) than the(C) the(D) is the6. Like bacteria, protozoans by splitting in two.(A) reproducing(B) reproduce(C) to reproduce(D) reproduction7. main processes involved in virtually all manufacturing:extraction,assembly,and alteration.(A) There are three(B) Three(C) The three(D) Three of the8. Mos

5、t documentary filmmakers use neither actors studio setting.(A) or else(B) but not(C) nor(D) and9. Salamanders are sometime confused with lizards, but unlike lizards noscales or claws.(A) that they have(B) to have(C) they have(D) are having10. The province of Alberta lies along three of the major Nor

6、th American flyways Used by birds between their winter and summer homes.(A) the migration(B) migrating(C) migrate(D) and migrate11. Astronomers estimate called the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus is415 light-years away from Earth.(A) that a loose cluster of stars(B) a loose cluster of stars is(

7、C) that is a loose cluster of stars(D) there is a loose cluster of stars12. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, is Bestknown for her novels about China.(A) won(B) winner of(C) to win(D) who the winner of13. Stage producers Klaw and Erlanger were the first to eliminate a

8、rguments among leading performers in order of appearance, instead of prominence.(A) of whom list the program(B) the program listing(C) for them the program listed(D) by listing them on the program14. During the decades after the United States Civil War, a host of technical advances made possible and

9、 uniformity of railroad service.(A) a new integration(B) for a new integration(C) that a new integration(D) and a new integration15. Forests stabilize and retain precipitation, thereby helping to preventerosion and regulate the flow of streams.(A) to the soil(B) the soil(C) where the soil(D) the soi

10、l is16. Modern societies are such complex that they could not exist withoutA B Ca well-developed system of law.D17. Altitude, climate, temperature, and the length of the growing season both determine Where plants will grow.18. The bathyscaphe, a free-moving vessel designed for underwater exploration

11、, consists of a Flotation compartment with a observation capsule attached underneath it.19. Water constitutes almost 96 percent of the body weight of a jellyfish, so ifA Ba jellyfish were to dry out in the sun, it would virtually disappeared.20. The most important parameters affecting a rocket's

12、 maximum flight velocity is the relationship between the vehicle's mass and the amountB Cof propellant it can carry.D21. There were once only eight major lakes or reservoirs in Texas, butAtoday there are over 180, many built to storing water against periodicB C Ddroughts.22. All harmonized music

13、 that is not contrapuntal depends from the relationshipA Bof chords, which are either consonant or dissonant.C D23. Expressionist drama often shows the influence of modern psychology byA B reflecting the frustrations inner of the dramatist.24. It is the number, kind, and arrange of teeth that determ

14、ine whether a mammalA B C is classified as a carnivore not the food that the animal actually eats.D25. The sea otter is well adapted at its marine existence, with ears and nostrilsA B C that can be closed under water.26. Petroleum, which currently makes up about four-tenths of the world's energy

15、A production, supplies more commercial energy than any another source.B C D27. Someone may refuse to recognize the seriousness of an emotionally threateningA B C situation and perceive as less threatening.D28. Through experiments with marine organisms, marine biologists can increase our knowledge of

16、 human reproductive and development as well as our understandingC D of the nervous system.29. When swollen by melting snow or heavy rain, some rivers routinely overflowA B C its banks.D30. In 1884 Belva Lockwood, a lawyer who had appeared before the Supreme Court, A Bbecame the first woman was nomin

17、ated for President of the United States.C D31. The taller of all animals, a full-grown giraffe may be eighteen feet or more high. A B C D32. Physicists have known since the early nineteenth century that all A B matter is made up of tiny extremely particles called atoms.33. Rain is slight acidic even

18、 in unpolluted air, because carbon dioxideA Bin the atmosphere and other natural acid-forming gases dissolve in theC Dwater.34. In a stock company, a troupe of actors performs inAa particular theater, presenting plays from its repertory of prepareB C Dproductions.35. Established in 1860, the Government Printing Office prints and bindsA Bdocuments for all department of the United States government.C D36. Ethnology, usually considered a branch of cultural anthropology, isA often defined as the scientifically study of the origin